It was a history-making run for the Lipscomb track and field team. Freshman Madi Talbert became the first LU athlete to compete at the NCAA Championships in the national finals on Thursday evening in Eugene, Ore.

Freshman Madi Talbert is poised to make history for the Lipscomb track and field team. Talbert will become the first athlete from Lipscomb to compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Eugene, Ore. The race is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.

Between sessions of the 25th anniversary year of The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball & American Culture last week at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., Lipscombsports.com was able to spend some time with former Lipscomb track and cross country athlete Willie Steele.

Bill Taylor, Lipscomb’s director of cross country and track and field, has announced the hiring of current graduate assistant Marcus Evans as an assistant coach for the track and field programs. Evans will be in charge of sprints and hurdles.

Lipscomb had two track and field athletes compete on Friday. Both of those athletes moved on in their respective event. Madi Talbert becomes the first Lady Bison to qualify for the NCAA Nationals while Tucker Peabody qualified for the quarterfinal round of the East Region.

Opening up the 2013 Track and Field NCAA Preliminary Round, Lipscomb junior sprinter Tucker Peabody finished sixth in the 100-meter dash. The preliminary round for the east region is taking place in Greensboro, N.C. and is hosted by North Carolina A&M.

The Lipscomb trio of Tucker Peabody, Madi Talbert and Gemikal Prude are in Greensboro, N.C., for the NCAA National Preliminary Round which is set to begin Thursday. The three-day meet concludes Saturday.

The Lipscomb men’s track and field team dominated the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic Team, taking six of the 12 spots, the league announced Monday. All six Bisons were unanimous selections to the team.

After defending his 200-meter dash title at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships and garnering three other all-conference awards, Lipscomb junior Tucker Peabody has been named the A-Sun Most Outstanding Track Athlete of the year.

Three Lipscomb track and field athletes will be competing in the NCAA National Championships Preliminary Round. Junior Tucker Peabody and freshmen Gemikal Prude and Madi Talbert will be competing in the event in Greensboro, N.C., beginning Thursday, May 23.

For some the season is winding down. For others the season is going strong as the Lipscomb Bisons compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference Track and Field Championships. The meet is set to begin Friday and concluding Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Lipscomb track and field teams had a trio named the Atlantic Sun Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Week. Tucker Peabody, Taylor Mason and Katie Bunker garnered the honors after their strong performances last week at the Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.

Closing out the Nashville portion of their schedule, the Lipscomb track and field teams completed the Vanderbilt Invite on Saturday with a first place, a second place and a trio of third place finishes.

Staying at home for the weekend, the Lipscomb track and field teams completed the first day of the Vanderbilt Invite on Friday. Although there was not a lot of events ran, the Purple and Gold made its mark on the meet in the form of Tucker Peabody.

The Lipscomb track and field teams will attend a two-day meet this weekend but get the convenience of sleeping in their own beds. The Purple and Gold will be competing in the Vanderbilt Invitational just three miles up the road on Friday and Saturday.

The Lipscomb track & field teams will remain in Nashville this week as they compete in the Vanderbilt Invitational. This week John Clevenger reflects on last weekend’s efforts and how to develop friendships through rivalries.

As the Lipscomb track and field teams prepare for the Boston Moon Classic and Ole Miss Invite John Clevenger's blog this week takes a look back at the Margaret Simmons Invitational at Murray State last weekend.

Lipscomb track and field athlete Tucker Peabody has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Track Athlete of the Week after setting two school records at the Sun Angel Classic last weekend in Tempe, Ariz.

After a rough first day at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., the Lipscomb track and field teams found success on Saturday claiming 11 event wins at two different meets. The Purple and Gold also competed at the Margaret Simmons Invitational in Murray, Ky.

The Lipscomb track and field teams kicked off their weekend in the sunshine of the Grand Canyon State competing in the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz. However, the results were less than desirable on Friday.

This past weekend the team was split between a meet at North Carolina State (N.C. State) and another meet at Southern Illinois University (SIU). I was on the bus that traveled four hours to Carbondale, Ill.

I love that our coaches realize how important these meals are to us, because they know that this is something that no amount of icebreaker games or team bonding can do. Those games are more than necessary for teams, but they only introduce us to one another.

The Lipscomb track and field teams returned to the track after a short hiatus for spring break in the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitation in Nashville. The two-day meet started on Friday night with eight events, four of which were invite only.

The Lipscomb track and field team picked up two weekly honors from the Atlantic Sun Conference for the second week in a row. Dani Walker earned the Track Athlete of the Week while Gemikal Prude earned the Field Athlete of the Week.

Lipscomb junior distance runner has been named the Most Outstanding Track Performer by the Atlantic Sun Conference Track and Field coaches as announced by the A-Sun Thursday. Walker was a unanimous decision by the coaches.

Lipscomb sophomore throwers April Terry and Houston Ward have been honored by the Atlantic Sun Conference as the A-Sun Field Athletes of the Week for their efforts last Saturday at the Ed Temple Classic.

The first indoor track and field meet of the season for the Lipscomb Bisons, saw two school records fall and a usual suspect at the top of the leaderboard at the Ed Temple Classic hosted by Tennessee State University on Saturday.

Lacey Printz and Alexander McMeen add another update on the track and field mission trip to Haiti. The above picture is from the conclusion of the prayer walk, highlighted in the third and fourth paragraphs.

Lipscomb sophomore distance runner Katie Bunker and senior distance runner Alexander McMeen along with a number of teammates are on a mission trip to Haiti. The following is an update from the two on the trip.

It is with deep sadness that the Lipscomb athletic department announces that rising sophomore Matthew Deery, a track and field standout, lost his life in an automobile accident in Upper Nazareth Township, Pa., on Wednesday afternoon.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday the Men’s 2012 All-Academic squads. A total of 431 student-athletes representing 148 institutions were honored including Lipscomb sprinter Tucker Peabody.

Lipscomb head coach Bill Taylor has announced the team awards and achievements for the 2012 track and field season, which saw three of his student-athletes advance to the NCAA Championship Preliminary Round.

With 187 student-athletes earning a 3.0 GPA or better during the 2011-12 academic year, Lipscomb leads the A-Sun in All-Academic honorees. The Bison and Lady Bisons placed better than 74 percent of student-athletes on the All-Academic registry.

Head coach Bill Taylor has added five track and field athletes for the 2012-13 campaign. They will join 12 distance/cross country athletes and form the largest men's recruiting class in school history.

Quick thinking on the part of Logan and Austin Ray helped save the life of a pedestrian in Louisville last week. The brothers, who have been key members of Lipscomb track and field the past three seasons, recount the tale here.